The incredible scenery along the Rhine River is idyllic to most people. The rolling hills. Hill-top castles overlooking the lush Rhine River Valley. But returning to Koblenz after 18 years memories long buried. Well, not really. On my first trip abroad, those many years ago, Chris and I floated down this very section of theRead more
Spontaneity is our middle name. That was the theme today. We changed our plan at a moment’s notice. Originally we planned to do challenges at the Nymphenburg Castle (where the German Hugh Hefner once lived) and a bike tour of the city. By morning, everything had changed totally. We opted to join the group headingRead more
Editor’s Note: Competitours is not your typical vacation; it’s a team-travel contest that takes place in Europe and anyone can sign up to take part in the fun. It’s Friday, it must be Germany. We came back to Munich for a couple days-worth of challenges in this large, cosmopolitan city. We definitely saw quite aRead more
We checked out of the hotel in the morning and left our baggage at the train station. We were headed to the countryside, where we planned to tour the Schellenburg Ice Cave. Together with Lanthy and Rad (As Seen on TV), we hopped on Bus #25, which dropped us at the cable car that wouldRead more
One of the advantages of rushing through our challenges in Salzburg is that we had a lot more free time to do other things. The first priority was to eat.The hotel clerk recommended the oldest restaurant in Europe called Stiftskeller St. Peter. Even though I was hoping for a quick, hearty meal so I couldRead more
Spontaneity is our middle name. That was the theme today. We changed our plan at a moment’s notice. Originally we planned to do challenges at the Nymphenburg Castle (where the German Hugh Hefner once lived) and a bike tour of the city. By morning, everything had changed totally. We opted to join the group headingRead more
From Geneva, we flew to Munich, Germany,but surprise! We were handed train tickets to Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Mozart the famous composer. Sheila and I plotted our strategy on the train, coming up with new lyrics for the tune “16 going on 17” from the “Sound of Music” for one of the day’s challenges.Read more
The cure for jet lag is to have too much to do and not enough time in which to do it. That sums up our first day in Europe, which we spent in Switzerland. In the span of 12 hours after arriving in Geneva, we were faux waterskiing, kicked off a train, invited to aRead more
With only a couple days before the Competitours travel competition, my Canadian teammate and I met for a planning session in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. Up until that day, we spoke briefly on the phone and then communicated via e-mail before finally meeting face to face (see the video of the exact moment, here). It’sRead more
After much anticipation, Competitours participants have received a clue revealing the first destination in Europe, delivered in the form of an airline record locater code. I keyed in the numbers on the airline website and . . . voilá! We’re off to the land of ticking watches and fat bank accounts. Sure, I’ve been thereRead more